My Ear & Hair

I was born with Microtia which is a congenital ear deformity. I have it on my left side and it is Grade 3 (http://www.microtia.net/overview.htm) I am also deaf on that side.

I remember being teased about it in elementary school a lot. I always wore my hair so that it covered my left ear. It became my trademark to an extent. One girl in particular used it against me so that I'd be her friend, and I didn't want the rest of my classmates to know about my 'little ear.'

When I was 10 I underwent 4 surgeries to reconstruct a new ear, at least on the outside.


But even afterward it was not until my Junior year in Highschool that I would wear my hair up in anyway that exposed that side. To me it still didn't look "normal" enough, but when I was 16 something changed and I stopped caring as much. I started putting it in a messy bun and noticed that hardly anyone stared.


Since then I've been getting my hair cut shorter and shorter but still could not bear to have it so short that I had no option to cover that ear. Until now.

I'm in love with this hair cut and I'm so glad I finally have the confidence to pull it off. :D